Common sense has prevailed (see bold text)! "The final decision on window controls for 10.04 LTS is as follows: the window controls will remain on the left, however the order will change to be (from left) close, minimize, maximise. The decision is based on the view that putting the close button in the corner will be most familiar to many users, even if the particular choice of corner is not."

I don't know about you or anyone else, but the point of this--if there actually is one--really, really escapes me. Ubuntu, Ubuntu, Ubuntu, removing Gimp from the default, Yahoo/Bing as the default search engine?! Ditzy moves like this are part of why I've decided to move back to [Debian] Squeeze or sid (or Sidux). They are less trouble, and strangely enough have been less likely to break. Gaaah.